St. Aphrodite icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Aphrodite icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Aphrodite, one of the The Forty Virgin Martyrs and Their teacher Deacon Ammoun. Commemorated September 1st. One of the prophesies about the life of virginity, very prevalent in the New Testament, can be found in the 44th Psalm of David. There, Prophet David sees his distant, precious daughter, the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, and prophesies: "Virgins shall be brought to the king after her. With joy and gladness they

The names of these glorious Christian women are as follows:Adamantine

The Holy Martyr Christopher lived during the third century and suffered about the year 250

Saint Luke realized that he would be cutting ties with family and friends for Greater Glory

not far from Jerusalem

but the brave sufferer

In the top center we see the Star representing the heavens and the Holy Trinity which sends down a single shaft towards the baby Jesus

All were filled with great sadness

Orthodox Icon of Susanna

Under the guidance of St Ambrose

opened the grave

After Constantine became the sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire

just like the Apostle Paul